Submitted by therandomguyjake t3_111qsgp in tifu
My dad and I never really had the best relationship in the world. We always ended up arguing everytime I came over. It was always yelling and me end up leaving. My mom invited me for lunch because it was my big brother's birthday. We were celebrating until my dad came out of his cave. He hugged my brother and tried to hug me too, but I pushed him back with hatred and didn't make an eye contact or say a word to him. I saw his smile fade and I've never seen that face he made. As the asshole that I am, I didn't apologize or care and went on with my day celebrating my brother's birthday.
My mom wanted me to stay the night and I agreed. Surprisingly, my dad was nowhere around. I asked my mom where he was and she said she had no clue. We started playing games and my mom gave me 3 cards. It had my birth date on each one. I opened each of them and it was all from my dad. My mom explained how he wanted to give me these cards for my birthday, but we always ended up fighting. I wanted to find my dad and talk to him but I couldn't find him anywhere.
I came out of the house and went to the little shed. The lights were on and there was this little window I could peek on. And there it is. My dad was crying. I've never seen him cry before. He was holding something in his hands and it was a picture of me when I was a baby. He was hugging it while tears was running from his face. I felt so bad my stomach and heart dropped and I wanted to cry. I realized how much I've really messed up. I really didn't know what to do so I just left, sat on my car for a moment, and left without saying goodbye. I cried thinking about my dad crying and it's probably one of the heartbreaking things I've seen. I want to go back and hug him and tell him how sorry I was for everything. If I could just go and tell him all of this, I would. I broke my dad. The man who sacrificed everything for me. I don't know if I can ever show my face on his household again. I know this is all my fault. If I just showed him respect, none of this would've happened.
TL;DR made my dad cry because I pushed him back when he tried to hug me.